ANTHR-130 Lecture Notes - Lecture 29: Lightning, Multiracial, Ethnocentrism
12 Oct 2020
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Definitions & concepts: civilization, chiefdom, state, city. Sampling world civilizations: mesopotamia, egypt, indus, mesoamerica, & the. First used in the 18th century (adam ferguson, 1767): not only individual advances from infancy to manhood, but the species itself from rudeness to civilization . Western, ethnocentric view = idea of progress or civility. Use in archaeology = urban state-level societies. Centralized economy: accumulation of capital & social status. 1920s no one had been to interior new guinea, only coast. Valleys in center of island very fertile, inhabited by 1 million people. Thought the white men were lightning from the sky/spirits. All remains brought to howard university (washington d. c. ) Slaves employed by dutch could be freed after 20 years of service. New york slaves not primarily plantation (craftsmen, waterfront) Fagan: political unit governed by central authority whole power crosscuts bonds of kinship . New axis of central emerges based on allegiances to ruling elite. State = new degree of social complexity.
